US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 20, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Oct 20, 2009
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Trials for 'bionic' eye implants Oct 20, 2009
Leech convicts Australian robber. Just what does make me 'me. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)
Cannabis 'affecting young minds' Oct 20, 2009
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Inmates 'moved before jail check' Oct 20, 2009
Page last updated at 07:12 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 08:12 UK. Inmates 'moved before jail check. (BBC News -- UK)
'Time for action' on fuel poverty Oct 20, 2009
Page last updated at 05:47 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 06:47 UK. Time for action' on fuel poverty. (BBC News -- UK)
Early MRSA discharges called for Oct 20, 2009
Page last updated at 23:03 GMT, Monday, 19 October 2009 00:03 UK. Intensive care beds could be under pressure if the expected second wave of swine flu takes off. (BBC News -- UK)
Poison abortion bid doctor guilty Oct 20, 2009
Page last updated at 21:06 GMT, Monday, 19 October 2009 22:06 UK. Dr Edward Erin denied administering poison to induce a miscarriage. (BBC News -- UK)
Blood From Leech Nabs Robber 7 Years Later Oct 20, 2009
A Tasmanian man is in jail after police used blood from a leech to make a DNA match from a 2001 robbery scene ... Crown prosecutor John Ransom told the Supreme Court that senior constable Nathan Slater had picked up a leech from near a safe at the scene of the crime ... A DNA sample was taken from the blood in the leech by Forensic Science Services Tasmania. (Fox News)
Al Sharpton: Say no to Rush Limbaughs NFL bid Oct 13, 2009
Al Sharpton: Say no to Rush Limbaugh s NFL bid. 12:51 pm October 12, 2009, by Jim Galloway. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Beware the bugs Oct 11, 2009
LEECH - They hang off the leaves of bushes and will drop onto you as you brush against them. The leechs saliva contains an anaesthetic so you do not feel its bite ... LEECHES will drop off once they have drunk their fill from you. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Have your HDTV and be green, too Oct 6, 2009
Tougher Energy Star standards should mean reduced power consumption. Manufacturers of HDTV sets that meet or exceed federal Energy Star guidelines are eager to promote that information on product boxes. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Liberals count Dem votes for public option Oct 1, 2009
You are part of the ever growing class of moochers who leech off the few producers left in this country. Your ignorance of how a marketplace truly works is the same ignorance that blinds you to the idea that it is the government's job to provide health care for you. (TheHill.com)
Youth unemployment: Your stories Sep 16, 2009
NINA: 'I HATE BEING THOUGHT OF AS A LAZY LEECH ... "I hate being thought of as a lazy leech on society. I feel like I'm trying to climb over a wall that I can't see the top of.". (BBC News -- UK)
Va. seeks November execution for DC-area sniper Sep 13, 2009
Officials with the Franchise Tax Board say Philip Leech was taken into custody on suspicion of three counts of income tax evasion Tuesday ... The 46-year-old Leech is the third executive of Pleasant Hill-based In esigns Inc. to be arrested for what tax officials say is the company's failure to pay taxes on more than $1. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Rye announces new hours for recreation area after EEE found Sep 12, 2009
The food was delicious and the decor was beautiful (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Health insurance out-of-reach for hard-working CNA Sep 8, 2009
"In other words, this company is benefiting from employees covered by other companies or the government. If an individual gets a benefit paid for by another or the government without paying for it, that individual is called an leech and irresponsible. But it's hunky-dory if an corporation does it. What if we called on corporations to be as responsible as we call individuals to be? What if we stopped blaming the victim in all cases like this? ". butterfly_ia wrote on Sep 7, 2009 3:31 PM:" 1. The... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Donna Mae Diehl Sep 5, 2009
Burial will be at Leech Cemetery, rural Buffalo Prairie. Memorials may be made to the Donna Mae Diehl memorial fund. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Obey tackles nine health care questions in forum Sep 4, 2009
Cody_Z wrote on Sep 3, 2009 3:14 PM:" It is of course very difficult to completely judge the quality of care on the whole, but when the World Health Organization attempted to do this in 2000, it found the USA to be ranked #37. A more simplified and less telling statistic is life expectancy, where the US is behind most countries with universal care.http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.htmlhttp://www.tneel.uic.edu/tneel-ss/impact/outline/images/Im1_fig3.JPGThe United States has the best... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Child on bike struck by car at crosswalk Sep 4, 2009
This year is used Independent Pest Services and (Seacoast New Hampshire)
5 nuggets of knowledge about markets Sep 2, 2009
Most civilized people would sooner walk through a leech infested river than spend any amount of time talking on the phone with a blood/time sucking telemarketer -- which makes it seem all the more bizarre to discover the Web site exists, and actually helps put you in touch with a real live, fast talking telemarketer. What the Web site actually does is connect business employers with profiles of 100s of telemarketing experts apparently in need of work in the lucrative filed of telemarketing. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
CEO of design firm facing tax evasion charges Sep 2, 2009
Richard McDonald of Leechburg, Pa ... Officials with the Franchise Tax Board say Philip Leech was taken into custody on suspicion of three counts of income tax evasion Tuesday ... The 46-year-old Leech is the third executive of Pleasant Hill-based In esigns Inc. to be arrested for what tax officials say is the company's failure to pay taxes on more than $1. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Unnecessary 'safety' concerns are hampering farming Sep 2, 2009
in reality if we want to maintain our way of life we need to iether find another planet to leech off or kill each other in war. (unless some1 can find a more sustainable way of creating new continents. (BBC News -- Science)
City to consider police contracts at Monday council meeting Sep 1, 2009
They have fantastic food (love their burgers and their salads) and great beer. The atmostphere is perfect for. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Sen. Gregg to talk health care reform at Rotary meeting Aug 19, 2009
That way, not only would I get to drive Daddies Beemer and flop my oh too shiny (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Hoppin' House tragedy leaving wake of frustration Aug 18, 2009
GT SHT EM wrote on Aug 17, 2009 2:09 PM:" Who is this leech I mean lawer? Did they call him or did he find them? ". GT SHT EM wrote on Aug 17, 2009 2:21 PM:" I got it they should sue God. ". (Longview Daily News, WA)
What Do We Know About Health Reform? Aug 17, 2009
Stop age bashing and go after the leeches - insurance, pharmaceutical, anything remotely connected to medical supplies ... "*******************************************8What we "people" know is that a health plan invented by a community organizer would be a disgrace for America. by hofkurz August 16, 2009 12:40 PM EDT Do you listen to anything? It is NOT Obamacare. He is supporting change which is desperately needed. The legislation on the table have come out of Congress. What part of the... (CBS News)
What the Casino Gave My Reservation and What It Took Away Aug 15, 2009
This thought stuck with me as we loaded up the BMW and drove back to LAX, flew back to Minneapolis, and drove north in my pickup back to Leech Lake. Leech Lake is a big reservation40 miles by 40 miles, peppered with lakes large and small, and broken in half by the slow, shallow course of the northern Mississippi River ... (Many on Leech Lake don't even own their own shoes. (Slate)
Insider: Think before you drink Aug 15, 2009
You ve likely heard the warnings to not leave plastic bottles of water exposed to high temperatures for fear that the chemicals in the plastic will leech into the product. Plastic container manufacturers say their containers are safe (that s a no-brainer considering the source of the information). (Kingston Mariner, MA)
The Amazing Supreme Court Decision That Spawned the Indian Casino Aug 12, 2009
In 1971, Helen and Russell Bryan (both Ojibwe Indians) put a down payment on a modest used mobile home that they moved to the site of their previous home in the village of Squaw Lake on Leech Lake Reservation ... She contacted the newly established Leech Lake Reservation Legal Services Project, which agreed to take her case ... Entry 5: Photographs of the Palace Casino and Leech Lake casino life by Ronna Dingal. (Slate)
An American Indian's Journey in the Land of Indian Casinos Aug 12, 2009
Entry 5: Photographs of the Palace Casino and Leech Lake casino life by Ronna Dingal. COMMENTS. (Slate)
For Big Ben, the complications grow Aug 10, 2009
At Halloween, Mr. Roethlisberger and friends sit at the bottom of his driveway and give out candy, said another neighbor, Sue Leech. Her kids once put a sign on their lawn wishing him luck before a big game and he came by and signed it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Husband of Wrong-Way Crash Driver Probed Aug 9, 2009
he's going to have to bury his family and now some lard-assed leech from "Child Protective Services" is going to try to blame him for his dead wife's actions. How DO you people in New York live with yourselves. (CBS News -- US)
Did Obama Mess Up Health Care Politics? Aug 7, 2009
Oh, and they leech off the medical procedures and drugs that Americans invent. by Marc1986 August 6, 2009 4:34 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Obama to visit Portsmouth area Aug 6, 2009
" Links Obama held similar forums of health care reform in Bristol, Va. and Raliegh, N.C. last week.Mack said she does not know if the event will be in the city, but said it will be in the "Portsmouth area. Great food, great drinks, great service. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Forgotten Fish Aug 4, 2009
Especially these fish, which he guessed have little to eat save bugs, leeches and each other ... Elfers suggested a leech pattern on a fly rod, or any shiny spinner on a casting reel. (Juneau Empire)
UPDATE: Speaker Will Keep 'Villain' Money... Aug 1, 2009
It is a shame she is in such a safe district, Because she needs to go, NOW. But the people of San Francisco will never do what is right or honorable and vote this leech out. Her or her sister in crime Boxer will be there forever. (The Drudge Report)
Health care legislation is dishonest Jul 31, 2009
fatman2 wrote on Jul 30, 2009 9:05 AM:" According to the National Taxpayers Union, the top 1% of wage earners pay 40% of all US Federal Income taxes. The top 10% of wage earners pay 71% of ALL Federal income taxes. The bottom 50% of US wage earners pay 3% of all income taxes.In California, 1/2 of all of the state's income tax is paid by 144,000 people. California has 38 million +/- people.The rich do pay their fair share. The numbers don't lie. We can tax the rich to 100%, but it won't do any... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Anonymous Gift Abruptly Halts Neurontin Test Case Jul 30, 2009
Ohlemeyer told us on Wednesday that he was going to share trial duties with Charles Goodell and Rick Barnes of Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann. Ohlemeyer and Lanier apparently put on a good show during their openings. (Law.com)
Water decision leaves metro Atlanta high and dry Jul 19, 2009
Just remember to check for them often and pick em off and squish em so they can t hop on some other unsuspecting passers by and stealthily leech off of them once that initial dose of powerful anesthetic has been administered. Family values. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Charges in Hobbs shooting Jul 14, 2009
HOBBS, N.M. Police arrested a 16-year-old Eunice teen in connection to a drive-by shooting of another 16-year-old who was driving along Leech Street Friday afternoon in Hobbs, according to a news release from Hobbs police Deputy Chief Donnie Graham ... According to the news release, the victim was driving north on Leech Street at about 3:30 p.m. when he passed a gold-colored four-door vehicle driving in the opposite direction. (Odessa American, TX)
Rehab centers a nuisance, residents say (2) Jul 14, 2009
Stay centered with the reality of the septic systems that are being overtaxed and realize that such an overload can endanger the health of every person in the vicinity with leech fields seeping into ground water and fouling the wells. There are protections for Malibu residents to use against home based businesses to ensure that traffic of employees and service providers do not exceed something like 6 vehicles per day - why is this not addressed by the city. (Malibu Times, CA)
Interim Presbyterian Foundation CEO named Jul 11, 2009
He replaces Robert E. Leech, who retired after nearly 10 years of service, the Jeffersonville-based foundation said in a news release. The foundation currently is seeking a permanent successor for Leech. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Keeping Track Jul 11, 2009
Cyndi Leech from the center captured the bird on June 25 ... Leech stitched the crop up after getting the bird back to the center ... The splint will be on for a week and when it is removed, the bird will need a couple more weeks to recover, Leech said. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Holiday attracts travelers Jul 4, 2009
Marriott Hotel s has a Stay and Play package that offers local residents a room for $79 per night, said Darryl Leech, the vice president and general manager. "We've had some local area residents buy that package for July Fourth , a lot of people wanting to come down for First Friday and the Fourth of July fireworks celebration," Mr. Leech said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
The library of his music will most likely be granted to those who possess his debts, leaving his children to fend for themselves or to leech off of relatives. All of the faithful followers and nannies will disappear along with the money. (Harper's Magazine)
Keep photography class; it can change a life Jun 30, 2009
Scotty wrote on Jun 29, 2009 10:44 AM:" Wait a second here, you're acting as if photography has no impact on students ability to get into college. Now, I know nothing of photography, however, I do know that when a college is reviewing your application, electives and extra curricular activities make a huge impact in determination. While I agree that our school budget situation is pathetic right now, we should be finding ways to get the money our schools need for all activities. Second languages,... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
EUGENE ROBINSON: Perils of being a prodigy Jun 30, 2009
It seems to me that attaching oneself to one's young son like a leech and denying that boy any semblance of childhood qualifies as abuse. Jackson once spoke in an interview of working late into the night in a studio across the street from a playground -- and crying because he wanted to be playing on the swings and the slide, not singing into a microphone again and again. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Athletic Training Jun 30, 2009
Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green State University. (Bgsufalcons.com)
How much to educate illegal immigrant students? Jun 26, 2009
To Joe Rocker wrote on Jun 25, 2009 2:28 PM:" So you think that the baby boomers who worked and supported you and the rest of this country most of their lives are "leeches" and praise illegal invaders? The baby boomers actually worked and earned their social security and medicaid while the illegal invaders do nothing but leech welfare and drain the economy. ". To to mae wrote on Jun 25, 2009 2:25 PM:" I think you're confused, if you're Mexican you would be living in Mexico not the United States.... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Perez Hilton Won't Back Down Jun 25, 2009
Perez Hilton: Illegal immigrants may be [alledgedly] stealing American jobs, but at least they are more productive to society than this leech. by pvperson3 June 24, 2009 8:02 AM PDT. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Another Hilton tab goes unpaid Jun 24, 2009
Jeffrey Leech, attorney for the unions, said Shubh has since paid for one month but still owes for the other. He said the payments have been an ongoing problem. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
60,000 Inmates Sexually Abused Every Year Jun 24, 2009
It's a theme liberal freaks like Sean Penn and Robbins leech onto, but has no basis in reality. 99. (CBS News)
Jobs' Liver Transplant Raises Questions Jun 22, 2009
Steve Jobs is actually a leech on some very creative people at Apple and that's all. He did nothing with Next Corporation or software and could only go back to Apple because Apple had extremely poor management, which made him look good. (CBS News)
Some thermally correct travelin’ music for y’all Jun 20, 2009
I leech any friends collection I can. Hillbilly Deluxe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Southgate Plaza begins two-year transformation Jun 6, 2009
By Adam Leech aleech@seacoastonline. com June 05, 2009 4:58 PM. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Private-Equity `Mega-Deals' Are Unlikely to Return, Teachers' Leech Says Jun 5, 2009
Mega-Deals Are Unlikely to Return, Leech Says (Update1) - Bloomberg ... Mega-Deals Are Unlikely to Return, Leech Says (Update1) ... The financial crisis has made such large transactions even more difficult, said Leech, who joined Teachers in 2001 as head of its private-equity unit. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
"Octomom" Vs. Jon & Kate Jun 4, 2009
" Gimme a break.I think we should all boycott her and any network that's associated with her. I wish she would just GO AWAY. She's a friggin' idiot.Everybody do me a favor? Just don't want. It's like a train wreck, but if we ignore her, maybe she'll just go away.What a stupid, opportunistic, leech of a woman. I feel sorry for the taxpayers of California that they have to put up with this.And what's up with the "Angelina Jolie" lookin' lips? Enough money for plastic surgery and fertility... (CBS News)
The entrepreneurial spirit Jun 1, 2009
--- A case report in a recent issue of the journal Emergency Medicine Australasia described the successful removal of a leech from an eyeball ... By the time a surgeon could extract the leech, it had roughly tripled its body size by feeding on the eyeball s blood vessels. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Woodlands Neighborhood Blog May 28, 2009
A note from Chris Kelly, father of Joshua Kelly,to Herald reporter Adam Leech ... May-13 - Nancy Clayburgh Adam Leech is the Portsmouth Herald reporter that set this up for us. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Make way for Dame Edna's stage tour May 28, 2009
He appears to be a wee bit of a bother, actually: A "leech," she calls him. . (North County Times)
In Brooklines sister city, a growing medical mystery as team studies kidney failure May 28, 2009
If one diluted this with antifreeze, that could cause chronic kidney failure, said Stringham, Or you could store it with a plastic barrel that had something else in it, and the contaminants could leech out. The contaminated-booze theory is tempting, because it would help explain why men, who are more likely to drink the stuff, have much higher rates of kidney disease. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Green Your Grill To Improve Your Health May 26, 2009
Breathing it in isn't the only way to take in benzene or other VOCs either, as these chemicals can leech into food. Eating foods contaminated with VOCs can cause vomiting, nausea, dizziness, convulsions and other symptoms as well, according to the CDC. Long-term exposure can result in bone marrow issues, anemia, lowered immune function, birth defects and cancer. (KSBW 8, CA)
Beverly Police Log: Wednesday, May 20 May 26, 2009
12:38 p.m. Selective enforcement on Leech Street. Traffic was heavy and police issued three citations. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Cultural, financial storm blowing against Severin May 25, 2009
"In addition to venereal disease," he said at one point, "and other leading exports of Mexico - women with mustaches and VD - now we have swine flu." Continuing in that vein, Severin called America "the magnet for primitives from around the world," adding: "Millions of leeches from a primitive country come here to leech off you." He also said hospital emergency rooms had become "essentially condos for Mexicans" and expressed surprise that Americans hadn't been exposed to more serious diseases... (Boston Globe)
